MS AGRIBUSINESS – 2005-07 Catalog
Agribusiness Department
Agriculture Bldg. (10), Room 210
(805) 756-5000
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The Master of Science degree program in Agribusiness has the following objectives:.

Prerequisites.  A bachelor’s degree and one course in each of the following areas: Intermediate microeconomics, macroeconomics, statistics, calculus of business calculus.

Program of Study.  Designed to enhance the agribusiness management, commodity marketing, and technical skills of graduate students with interests in international and domestic agribusiness.

Core Courses

 

 

AGB 433/435/422

4

 

AGB 450 Agricultural Strategy Formulation

4

 

AGB 460/SS 501 Research Methodology in Agribusiness/Research Planning

2/4

 

AGB 510 International Development and Agribusiness

4

 

AGB 514 Agribusiness Managerial Leadership and Communication

4

 

1  FNR 532 Forestry Applications in Biometrics and Econometrics

4

 

AGB 543 Agricultural Policy and Program Analysis

4

 

AGB 554 Food Systems Marketing

4

 

AGB 555 Technological and Economic Change in Agriculture

4

 

AGB 563 International Agribusiness Trade:  Cases and Theory

4

 

AGB 599 Thesis or Scholarly Project in Agribusiness

6

 

Committee approved elective (400-500 level)

3/4

 

 

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47-50  2

 

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1  This course was included because of its particular statistical applications for economics and business forecasting that are appropriate to this program.

 

2  Similar courses or course equivalents already completed at the undergraduate level will require that the student complete additional “committee approved” elective units, but not reduce the degree unit requirement.  Those electives are to be selected from the College of Agriculture or the College of Business at the 400 or 500 level.